T20 World Cup 2022 Qualifier: Sri Lanka win toss, elects to bowl first against Namibia

Sri Lanka won toss and decided to bowl first against Namibia in opening match of Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Nerlands will play United Arab Emirates in second match of qualifying tournament, also in Geelong, which will determine four teams to advance to main event starting later this week.

Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup champions in 2014, sustained a big blow on eve of tournament when left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out with a quadriceps injury.

Playing XIs

Namibia: Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Jan Frylinck, J.J. Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo .

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh ekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan.

Umpires: Joe Wilson, West Indies, and Rod Tucker, Australia.

TV umpire: Paul Reiffel, Australia; Match Referee: Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe.